The first full length trailer to the animated adaptation of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns has been released.
The groundbreaking 1986 four-issue graphic novel was not only a game changer for adult targeted comic books and introduced fans to the first female Robin, but re-defined the legend of Batman to a dark, violent path to a point of no return that influenced both Tim Burton and the Christopher Nolan’s big screen versions of the Caped Crusader.
The home video release from Warner Premiere stars Peter Weller (Robocop, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai) as Batman/Bruce Wayne.
Official synopisis:
“It’s been a decade since Bruce Wayne hung up his cape, following most of the other superheroes who had been forced into retirement. Facing the downside of middle age, a restless Bruce Wayne pacifies his frustration with race cars and liquor – but the bat still beckons as he watches his city fall prey to gangs of barbaric criminals known as The Mutants.
The return of Harvey Dent as Two-Face finally prompts Wayne to once again don the Dark Knight’s cowl, and his dramatic capture of the villain returns him to crime-fighting – simultaneously making him the target of law enforcement and the new hope for a desolate Gotham City. Particularly inspired is a teenage girl named Carrie, who adopts the persona of Robin and ultimately saves Batman from a brutal attack by the Mutant leader. Armed with a new sidekick, and re-energized with a definitive purpose, the Dark Knight returns to protect Gotham from foes new…and old.”
The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 is set for release on October 23.
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